Adriaen van Eemont
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Adriaen van Eemont (circa1626 – 10 September 1662) was a Dutch Golden Age painter[1] from Dordrecht who focused on subjects such as landscapes, plants, birds and fruit.[2] He was married Maria Cauw (died before 1667) in Amsterdam on 7 June 1658.[3]
Van Eemont was born and died in Dordrecht. According to Houbraken he was "as good a bird painter as Melchior d'Hondecoeter.[4] Houbraken had mentioned him twice earlier; as a specialist in painting water birds and plants, and as the teacher of the Dordrecht painter Johannes Offermans.[5][6]
According to the RKD he is known for fruit still lifes and is possibly the same person as the landscape painter who signed with the monogram "AVE".[7] He worked in Amsterdam, Heusden and France.[7] In France he traveled with Frederik de Moucheron to Paris and Lyon.[7]
There is still some uncertainty about the nature of his work; though Houbraken was so certain that he had specialized in birds and plants, the Dordrechts Museum has a work by him that is more reminiscent of Haarlem works such as those by Adriaen van Ostade.[7][8]
